Danny DeVito

Known for ActingBorn 1944-11-17 (age 81)Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA

Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (/dəˈviːtoʊ/ də-VEE-toh; born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. Known for his short stature, raspy voice, distinct accent, and energetic comedy roles, he gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series Taxi (1978–1983), which won him a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award. Since 2006, he has played Frank Reynolds on the FX/FXX sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. DeVito is known for his film roles in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Terms of Endearment (1983), Romancing the Stone (1984), The Jewel of the Nile (1985), Ruthless People (1986), Throw Momma from the Train (1987), Twins (1988), The War of the Roses (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Jack the Bear (1993), Junior (1994), Matilda (1996), L.A. Confidential (1997), The Big Kahuna (1999), Big Fish (2003), Deck the Halls (2006), When in Rome (2010), Wiener-Dog (2016), and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019). He has voiced roles in such films as Disney's Hercules (1997), The Lorax (2012), Smallfoot (2018), and Migration (2023). In 1991, DeVito and Michael Shamberg founded production company Jersey Films. Soon afterwards, Stacey Sher became an equal partner. The production company is known for films such as Pulp Fiction (1994), Garden State (2004) and Freedom Writers (2007). He would later create a second production company, Jersey Films 2nd Avenue, with his daughter, Lucy, and son, Jake. DeVito also owned Jersey Television, which produced the Comedy Central series Reno 911!. DeVito and his wife Rhea Perlman starred together in his 1996 film Matilda, based on Roald Dahl's children's novel. DeVito was also one of the producers nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for Erin Brockovich (2000). From 2012 to 2013, DeVito played Willie Clark in the West End revival of Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys. He made his Broadway debut as Gregory Solomon in the revival of Arthur Miller's The Price (2017), earning a Tony Award nomination for his performance. He returned to Broadway in the Theresa Rebeck play I Need That (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny DeVito, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

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Tim Burton: Life in the Line

Today's the Day

The Misbehavers

Kate Brasher

All The Kids Do It

Likely Stories, Vol. 4

The Nightman Cometh: Live

Gunp Begin

Rick and Morty

Catwoman: The Feline Femme Fatale

Pulp Fiction

Friends

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

All That Glitters

Hurry Up, or I'll Be 30

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Arnold

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

E! True Hollywood Story

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

A Very Sunny Christmas

Welcome to Wrexham

Billy Connolly: A BAFTA Tribute

Thank You Very Much

Freedom Writers

The Simpsons

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Bette

L.A. Confidential

Big Fish

Abbott Elementary

The Kominsky Method

Little Demon

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

Ed

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

The Larry Sanders Show

Curmudgeons

Minions & More 2

Migration

Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert

Gattaca

The One and Only Ivan

Hercules

Erin Brockovich

The World of Jim Henson

Revenge of the Electric Car

Amazing Stories